...It's a favorite maneuver on snowmachines but can be extremely risky in avalanche conditions, said avalanche expert JillFredston. The problem often occurs when the rider reaches the steepest point and becomes stuck trying to turn around. The...

...volunteers, including two Alaska Search and Rescue dogs and their handlers, plus members of Alaska Mountain Rescue and JillFredston of Alaska Mountain Safety, helped in the search and rescue efforts. A Fish and Wildlife Division helicopter with...

...most popular recreation areas, plus a series of avalanche courses and workshops like the one Fesler and his partner JillFredston currently manage, would cost less than the $750,000 being proposed, he said. The system would involve ''trained...

...backcountry travelers and even highway travelers. According to "Snow Sense," a book about avalanches published by JillFredston and Doug Fesler of the Alaska Mountain Safety Center, prolonged warm spells can cause deep slab fractures in the snowpack...

...Amerow rowing boats, you could row from Seattle to Skagway and along the coast of Norway and Greenland. Adventurers JillFredston and Doug Fesler did that in their own Amerow boats, as described in Fredston's book, "Rowing to Latitude." The...